The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1887-02-18
DAKOTA LEGISLATURE.
COUNCIL.

Collins. snendinv section l. article ]. chapter i,
Of the Justice Code: also amending section OF
the Justice Code.
The council bill amending the political code
relating to the compensation of sherlffs for
summoning jurors wus taken up and
| amended Ageneral bill for issuing dupi-
Gates of bonds or coupons lost or destroyed
was passed The council bill for The pay
ment of fines, forfeitnres and licenses into
the county treasury for school purposes was
defeated.
Council Bin No. l 5, requiring town treas
| urers to file duplicates OF their annual state
! mCn.s with the county clerk or auditor. was
1 pissed. Mr. Bogert, by request OF the terri
rorial superintendent OF schools, Introduced
II hill TO amend and revise the township
school law OF 1880. The president appointed
MessrS. Hughes and Washabaugh on the
| Joint legis atiye committee to confer with
representatives OF Montana on measures for
/ suppress!Dg contagious diseases OF live stock.
| IN THE HOUSE
1 Ward presented u petition from citizens OF
/ Towper county asking that the legal age of
consent of girls be raised from ten TO eigh-
| teen Years.
Bills introduced: By Fletcher providing for
| local option BY MIltimore, creating board of
! trustees. requiring the capital commission to re-
4 port aud turn over pronerty and papers and dis
| banding same. By Wymun, to provide funds
tory and presidents residence for the university
| OF North Dakota, BY Williams OF Burleigh. to
| furnish seed wheat i'll certain cases.
1 Fletcher, of the temperance committee,
to-day introduced n substitute for his local
| option bill In its pr!acipai provisions it is n
copy of the original bill, but omits some
/ features which it is thought weakened the
! chances OF its passage without materially
strengthening the purposes OF the bill ii en-
ncted. Nh. Fletcher expresses the opinion
| that the bill VIII pass in the house:
| The bill provides that on petltition OF 200
voters OF any county the question of the sale of
| Intoxicating LIQUORS shall be submitted to n
j vote OF the people OF such county, and mn
| jori.y vote shall decide.
/ Elliots railroad bill amending the act TO
1 provide for the establishment OF board of
! railroad commissioners, which came up In
the house to-day, is an important one 1t
I makes 1t the duty of the commissioners in
! nil cases where they find on investigation
! that my rate charged by any company or
corporation is exorbitant unjust or oppres-
sive. to alter or lower the same and fix the
maximum. No Taiiroad company shall
charge ol receive from any person a higher
! rate per ton per mile for one car load of
/ freight than for greater number of car
| loads per car A. &. j.
\ Another important bill introduced to dav
: was that of Miitmore, ,dlsbandng the capital
commission,
4 THE COUNCIL
/ In the council numerously signed petitions
for prohtbitnry liquor Inv were presented
nnd referred.
Bills introduced: By Wells; for the protection
to conaress for the appointment of COMMITTEES
to select school lands BY Hughes. Amending
paragraph q section 2e9 OF The Civil Code II
/ proposes to strike out the word court" and in
sert the word CLERK in said paragraph. BY
Hughes, to amend sections 27l and 277, Civil
esos on of law or ri ao, By can
tLr The crestion OF board of railroad aud ware
house commissioners. and Il for the reeulation OF
common carriers. This bill differs from his for
iner railroad aud warehouse bill mainly in pro-
vidtng for appeals and the national commission
to be appoin,ed under the, interstate com
merce act. The bill is also changed in minor
! respects to conform to that act.
The council bill to exempt the proceeds of
life insurance from attachment for debts of
the deceased, or OF the beneficiary, If con
z tracted prior to the deccase of the insured,
was read the third time. The judici-
ary committee recommended that it
4 do not pass, and n motion to
Indefinitely POSTPONE was carried.
HugheS' bill to regulate grain warehouses
and che inspection, weighing and handling OF
grain, and defining the duties of railroad and
warehouse commission came up for its third
reading with the amendments reported Sat
urdny by the committee on warehouses and
grain grading Some discussion followed on
motions for consideration. during which it
became manifest that the bill will be sharply
criticised and contested Finally further
consideration was postponed and the bill
made the special order for Thursday at 3
p. m. Only one bill was passed, that bong
the council bill to legalize certain acts OF
the board of education OF Huron. The conn-
Gil bill providing how tickets shall be pre-.
pared for elections was amended by striking
, out the words ION plain white printing
; paper and, after discussion, recommitted to
the committee on elections.
, In the house Moore presented petition in
favor of woman suffrage Fletcher. in pre-
constituents in relation to the liquor traffic.
said the signers were citizens whom this leg
!: islature could not afford to ignore. Petitions
) of u like character were presented by Messrs.
, Ward and Mallory.
Bills Introduced by tho Judiciary Commit
teero amend section 9. chapter 81, Of the Gem
erai Laws OF 1881 BY Dodds, to amend the act
defining the boundaries Of Nelson county
4 amending the net incorporating the territorial
department OF agriculture. BY Shook, to pro-
I vide for additional compensation for district
!, ATTORNEYS In judicial subdivisions of two OF
: more counties. BY Adams. relating to the burn
!, Ing or disfuuring Of bodies in railway accidents.
By Elliott, TO regulate the duties Of railway cor
!. poratiopa. BY Burnham, regulating all powers
OF arrest in civil actions, By Jones' general not
for the Incorporation of towns and cities. BY
Ward accompanied by u memoliaD to prohibit
uors.
i The joint resolution wns passed providing
i for Joint committee to visit insane anC
Q penal institutions The bill OF Williams OF
. purchase Of seed wheat was referred to
Y special committee of nine, with Williams al
y chairman. House bills passed Us follows:
4 Authorizing the division of counties and fo
4 other PURPOSES: relating to funding the tndeht
$ edncse Of Nelson county; in relation to the ren
dttihn OF fHplsiYes from justice; increasing tht
powers Of county commissioners
: In the house to-day Delegate Clifford intro
\ duced bill granting a pension to the widow
! of Thomas s. Free, late major in the Tenti
t regiment Iowa volunteers Mai Free wa
a at the time of his death, some weeks ago
ndjutant general of the Dakota militia Hi
: widow lives at Yankton. MI, Clifford also in
troduced a bill granting an increase Of pen
: sion to James NJ, Brown, late captain In thu
Twelfth New Jersey infantry. Brown is nov
. resident OF Dakota,
THE COUNCIL
q Several petitions We're received and re
u ferred asking for prohibition and woman
suffrage. The house substitute resoiutio,
for the appointment of Il co,nmittae to yisi
the insane asylumns at Jamestown ant
iiYaukton was read, and resulted iii consider
i, abe discussion about the YankJon asylum
4 Mr. Smith insisted that it was n mere matte
$ OF Justice that the iankton asylum should b
y be visited as proposed. Mr.. ertddnotthinl
4 the work of the council should be crippe
1 by having any member absent He beneve
Z in acting on the affairs Of these institution
u on .ha stndylnent OF the members of thi
council Mr., Smith sent TO the, clerks des
= and had read letter which states that tn
! ! writer was employed ht Yankton asylum a
ward attendant ior dfteen months, and wa
= the only experienced male attendant II
d says:
q The institution Is in bad shape IL has run
: wear without skillful physicians. Patieuts re
. fusing to work are ordered 10 the violent ware
% The bodies of deceased patients are not properl
Il cared for There. are at least twelve patient
q who ought not to be there who IRE kept thev
because the managers wait 1t to appear that tll
institution Is crowded. The officials are indii
fcrent to everything but their salaries. III
cooking and laundry work are poorly done
Is Mr. Hughes said he had received u simia
il letter and he presumed from the same pei
son The 1ehtpT Oh its face. he said Shove
k malice. After turtaet debate the motion /
nonconcur prevailed.
u. Bills Introduccd-By Mr.. McCumber. to pre-
vide for the Registration of voters: creating u
k independent school township of Brightwood
~ Richlnnd county. BY hughes, lepalizing ~